16. Paint Can Planter

Those paint cans and tin cans you often throw away, use them to show your creativity. Grow plants in them, beautiful annual flowers or succulents, whatever you like.

17. Shoe Planter

If you love to do something unique make a shoe planter. Find out old and unused shoes and drill some holes in their soles for drainage and plant low-maintenance plants in them.

18. Purse Planter

Bags and purses that are no longer usable can become beautiful soil holders. Most of them have perforations so you don’t need to make holes, just fill in some dirt and plant a few colorful annuals and they are ready.

19. Light Bulb Planter

This is a great way to upcycle old light bulbs and to give your kids a visual lesson on how the plants grow. Slightly difficult but you can learn how to make it.

20. Bicycle Planter

Paint an old bicycle according to the style of your garden or leave it rusty and place potted plants on it– it will become a great focal point of your garden.

21. River stone planter

Make these beautiful river stone planters for your garden. These planters are super easy and fun to create. You can find the tutorial here.

22. Basketball Planter

Add a sporty touch to your garden. If you have an old basketball or football. Cut it from the top and fill it with soil. If there is a bladder in the football, remove it. Also, don’t forget to make a few tiny holes in the bottom for drainage.

23. Toilet Planter

Bizarre idea, don’t throw away that old toilet. Do something outlandish and make a planter from it. A tutorial is here.

24. Necktie Planter

A touch of uniqueness and everything is possible. Use neckties to grow plants. You can grow succulents in them and hang them in your room. Learn how to make this DIY planter here.

E-Waste Planter Ideas

25. Alarm Clock Planter

There’s no limit to what you can do when thinking about new planters to make. Consider creating one-of-a-kind repurposed planters like this alarm clock planter idea above. Learn how to make this here.

26. Vintage radio planter

No, our author is not a maniac. You can certainly make a DIY planter from an old vintage radio. Autostraddle.com has a step by step article on this.

27. Floppy Disk Planter

You can get the floppy disks for free from anywhere or buy. Use them to make creative planters for your home and garden. Complete step by step guide is available on Brit.Co.